Folding box.



G. O. WELTER.

I FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1913.

1,094,764. Patented Apr 28, 1914.

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FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1913.

1,094,764. Patented Apr 28, 1914.

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-tliblTT gTATE GROVER CLEVELAND WEI/FER, OF ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO.

FOLDING BOX.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, Gnovnn C. .Vnnrnn,citizen of the United States, residing at Roswell, in the county ofChaves and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Boxes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to folding boxes, and the principal object of theinvention is to provide a box which may be folded into a very compactmass when shipping the box from one place to another.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of cornerplate for bracing the lower corners of the box and for pivot-allymounting the walls.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide an improved type ofdevice for holding the walls in an upright position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means forholding the box in a folded position.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certainnovel combine.- tions, constructions, and arrangements of parts as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the boxin a setup posit-ion. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box in afolded position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the boxin a set-up position. Fig. i is a transverse sectional view through thebox in a set-up position. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of thebox in a folded position. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of thebox in a folded position. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view throughthe lower portion of the rear wall to show the manner of pivotallymounting the rear wall. Fig. Sisa fragmentary sectional view along theline AA in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view through thelower portion of the front wall to show the manner of pivotally mountingthe same. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner inwhich the front wall is held in a raised position. Fig. 11 is aperspective view of one of the plates holding the front wall in a raisedposition. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of one of the plates which holdsthe rear wall in an upright position. Fig. 13 is a perspective view ofone of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 765,321.

reinforcing plates which brace the forward corners of the box and whichprovide means for pivotally mounting the front wall. Fig. 1% is afragmentary sectional view along the line BB, in Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that thisinvention comprises the bottom 15 to which there are secured the endstrips 16 and the front strip 17 which is of less height than the endstrips.

Reinforcing plates 18 and 19 are secured to the rear and forward cornersrespectively and provide means for holding the strips 16 and 17. in theproper position,

and also provide means for pivotally mounting the front and rear walls20 and 21 and end walls 22. It should be noted that the upper portionsof these plates extend above the end strips 16 to permit the end walls22 to be pivotally mounted and that the forward plates 19 are providedwith inturned tongues 23 between which the forward wall is pivotallymounted by having its pivot ends passing through the openings 24:.

The end walls are each provided with plates 25 at the lower portions ofthe edges to protect the end walls from wear and to cause the end wallsto turn easily upon the pivot pins 26 by means of which they arepivotally connected with the plates 18 and 19. Latching plates 27 and 28are secured to the upper portions of the end walls and have their outerend portions bent to form the flanges 29 and 30- which extend across thefront and rear edges of the end walls. The plates 27 are provided withcut-out portions 81 and the flanges 29 are bent outwardly as shown at 32to form pockets into which the free end portions of the locking strips33 may pass as shown in Fig. 2 to hold the end walls in a foldedposition. Tongues 84 and 35 are struck from the plates 27 and 28 andhave their end portions bent to form abutment flanges 36 for holding thefront and rear walls in the elevated position. Pins 37 and 38 havingenlarged heads are carried by the plates 27 and 28 and are positioned inalinement with the free ends of the tongues 34. and 35 so that when thefront and rear walls are in engagement with the pins 37 and 38 thestrips will spring to a position to engage the front and rear walls,thus holding the front and rear walls in a raised position.

The front wall is provided with metallic strips 39 which are secured tothe edges of he front wall and have their lower end portions positionedin spaced relation to the front wall and extending into the spacebetween the end strips 16 and the tongues 23. Pivot pins lO are passedthrough the tongues 23 into the front wall to pivotally mount the frontwall and have their outer end por tions fitting into sockets formed inthe lower end portion of the strips 39. It is, of course, obvious thatthe lower corners of the front wall must be provided with cut-outportions ll, thus forming recesses in which. the tongues 23 fit. Theupper portions of the strips are provided with notches through which thepins 33 pass to connect the front wall with the end walls. It should benoted that the front wall is provided with cut-out portions l3positioned in alinementwith the notches 4:2 to form pockets in which theheads of the pins 38 fit. It will be readily understood from the abovede scription that when the front wall is raised that the pins 38 areengaged by the strips 39 and that as the wall is raised the tongues arecompressed until the front wall is in the raised position when they willspring back to the normal position with the abutment shoulders 36forming stops to prevent the front wall from being lowered. It is, ofcourse, obvious that when it is desired to lower the front wall thatthese tongues may be forced inwardly a sufficient amount to permit thefront wall to be lowered. Openings l l are formed in the front wall nearthe lower edge to receive the pins 38 when the box is iii the foldedposition shown in Fig. 2. This permits the end walls to be foldedflatupon the front wall as shown in Fig. 5 to permit the tongues to fitinto the pockets 32.

The rear wall 21 is provided with cut-out portions 45 in its lowercorners, which cutout portions are covered by the strips l6 secured tothe edge portions of the, rear wall. These strips 46 are provided withslots L7 positioned in alinement with the cut-out portions 45 to permitthe rear wall to he slidably and pivotally mounted upon the pins 48carried by the end strips 16, and having their heads positioned in thecutout portions 45. Strips 4C9 similar to the strips 39 are secured tothe edges of the rear wall and are provided with notches similar to thenotches at). The pins 37 fit into these notches to hold the rear wall ina raised position and the tongues engage the rear wall in the samemanner that the tongues 35 engage the front wall, andthus prevent therear wall from being accidentally lowered. It is, of course. obviousthat the rear wall may be lowered when desired in the same manner asthat employed when lowering the front wall. The cover 50 is connectedwith the rear wall by means of the hinges 51 and provided with openingsthrmigh which tongues 53 may pass. These tongues 53 are provided withopenings at through which leaded wires 55 or any other desired lockingmeans may pass for locking he box in a setup position. Protecting plates56 are pro vided to protectthe upper face of the cover from wear, and acut-out portion 5? is provided to permit the cover to be easily raised.A strip 53 is provided to reinforce the cover and act as an additionalbrace for holding the front wall in a raised position.

The operation of this box is as follows: If

the box is in a set-up position and it is desired to fold the same thecover is first raised and turned back against the rear wall. The tongues34- are then moved to a position to permit the rear wall to be swunginwardly upon the bottom 15. The tongues 35 are then moved to a positionto release the front wall and permit it to be swung inwardly to restfiat upon the inner face of the cover, and the end walls are then swunginwardly until. they rest fiat upon the front wall with the lockingtongues 33 extending into the pockets 32. It should be noted that thewalls are of such thickness that when the rear wall and cover are in thelowered position they will be of approximately the same distance beneaththe upper edges of the end strips 16 as the thickness of the front walland, therefore, when the front wall is swung to the lowered position itwill lie fiush with the upper edges of the end strips thereby forming asolid support for the end walls. The locking strips 33 are formed ofresilient material so that hey will have a binding engagement with thestrips which form the pocket 32 thereby preventing the walls from beingaccidentally swung to a raised position. When it is desired to again usethe box the end walls are first raised and then the front wall is raisedand held in the raised position by the tongues 35. The rear wall is thenraised and held in the raised position by the tongues 34L and the covercan then be left restin against the rear wall or may be moved to closethe box as shown in Fig. 4. There has, therefore, been provided a boXwhich may be easily set up and folded and which will form a very compactmass when in a folded position.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A foldable receptacle comprising a bot tom, end walls pivotallymounted adjacent their lower end portions, front and rear wallspivotally mounted adjacent their lower end portions and positionedbetween said end walls, strips carried by the edge portions of saidfront and rear walls and provided with cut-out portions forming notches,plates carried by said end walls, pins carried by said plates andadapted to fit into the notches of said strips for forming aninterlocking engagement between said walls, and

It. 3 fl tongues struck from said plates and having their free endportions bent to form abutment flanges engaging said front and rearwalls for releasably holding said pins in said notches.

2. A foldable receptacle comprising a bot tom, a front strip secured tosaid bottom, end strips secured to said bottom, reinforcing platessecured to said front and end strips and extending above said endstrips, tongues extending from the forward reinforcing plates andextending in said receptacle, a forward wall having its lower endportions pivotally connected with said tongues, end walls having theirlower end portions pivotally connected with the upper end portions ofsaid reinforcing plates, a rear wall, plates extending along the edgesof the lower portions of said rear wall and provided with longitudinallyextending slots, pins carried by said end strips and passing throughsaid slots for pivotally and slidably mounting said rear wall, means forinterlocking the free end portions of said walls, and a cover for saidreceptacle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GROVER CLEVELAND WELTER.

Witnesses TOBE STEWART, JAMES CLEEK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

